George Lawrence

• Elizabeth Crispe Marriage: 29 September 1657 to George Lawrence, Watertown, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

George was an early settler of Watertown, and information about this settler can be found in Henry Bond's "Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts," (attached below; see page 331.) He married in 1657 Elizabeth Crispe. They had a large family together - 12 children all born in Watertown:

1. Elizabeth - 30 Jan 1658
2. Judith - 12 Mar 1660
3. Hannah - 24 Mar 1661
4. John - 25 Mar 1664
5. Benjamin - 2 Mar 1666
6. Daniel - twin to Benjamin
7. George - 4 Jun 1668 - married Mary Hememway
8. Mary - 11 Dec 1671
9. Martha - no birth record but is listed as Martha Dix in her father's probate documents
10. Sarah - no birth record but is listed as Sarah Rider in her father's probate documents
11. Mercy - no birth record but is listed as Mercy Baker in her father's probate records. Married about 1690 to William Baker. (not mentioned in Bond's work but added by subsequent researchers)
12. Grace - 2 June 1680
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George Lawrence
Birth: 1637 - Watertown, (Present Middlesex County), Massachusetts Bay ColonyDeath: 3/21/1709 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of MassachusettsVisit his profile

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George Lawrence
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Birth: Jan 1 1637 - Watertown, (Present Middlesex County), Massachusetts Bay ColonyDeath: Mar 21 1708 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of MassachusettsParents: Hon. John Joseph Lawrence, Of Watertown & Groton, Elizabeth Chard Lawrence (born Cooke ?)Siblings: ...el Lawrence, Sr., Johnathan Lawrence, Joseph Lawrence, Mary Lawerence, Peleg Lawrence, Enoch Lawrence, Unknown Lawrence, Samuel Lawrence,...Wife: Elizabeth Lawrence (born Davis)Children: ...ey (born Lawrence), Judith Stearns (born Lawrence), Hannah Sawtell (born Lawrence), John Lawrence, Benjamin Lawrence, Daniel (Twin) Lawre...

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Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. John Lawrence married (1) by 1635, Elizabeth ____. She died at Groton on 29 Aug 1663. They had 13 children: John, Nathaniel, Joseph, Joseph again, Jonathan, Mary , Peleg, Enoch, Samuel, Isaac, Jonathan, Elizabeth, & Zachariah - no George.

(I.) GEORGE LAWRENCE, b. 1637; m., Sept. 29, 1657, ELIZABETH CRISPE.
[See Crispe.] She d. May 28, 1681, and he m. (2d), Aug. 16, 1691. ELIZABETH HOLLAND (? wid. of Joseph.) His Will was dated 1707, and he d. Mar. 21, 1708-9. "an aged man," leaving wid. Elizabeth. Inventory £171. 5. 6. On Feb. 27, 1697-8, he and wife Elizabeth conveyed 10 acres of land in Wat. to Rev. John Emerson, of Charlestown, who immediately assigned it to Benjamin and Daniel Lawrence, twin sons of George. Nov. 3, 1691, he was by the Court excused from serving as Constable, "in that he could not read a word."

1. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 30, 1658-9; m., Oct. 18, 1681, Thomas Whitney. [Whitney, 33.] She was living at Stow, 1708-9.

2. Judith, b. May 12, 1660; m. about 1681, John Stearns. [C. Stearns, 16.]

3. Hannah, b. Mar. 24, 1661-2; (?) m. Obadiah Sawtel, of Groton.

4. John, b. Mar. 25, 1664; killed, June 15, 1674, by being run over by a load of bricks.

5. Benjamin, b. May 2, 1666, a waterman, of Charlestown; wife Anna. [See Coolidge, 46.]

6. Daniel (twin), b. May 2, 1666, a painter, of Charlestown, living there in 1708.

7. George, b. June 4, 1668; d. Mar. 5, 1735-6.

8. Sarah, m. Thomas Rider. [See Rider, also Barry, p. 383.]

9. Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1671; m., Ap. 5, 1689, John Earl, of Boston, and had dr. Mary, b. Jan. 9, bap. in Wat., June 22, 1690. It was probably Mary, wid. of John Earl, who m., Dec. 27, 1704, Michael Flagg. [22.] Her dr., Mary Earl, m., Oct. 10, 1708, Daniel Rait, of Wat. [Ball, 10.] [See Earl.]

10. Martha, m., Nov. 29, 1697, John Dix. [15.]

11. Grace, b. June 3, 1680; m. Edes, of Charlestown.

12. Joseph, mentioned in his father's Will.

13. Rachel, b. July 14, 1694; mentioned in her father's Will.

14. Patience (twin), b. July 14, 1694.

Bibliographic information:

• Title Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: To which is Appended the Early History of the Town
• Authors Henry Bond, Horatio Gates Jones
• Edition 2, reprint
• Publisher N. E. Historic-genealogical society, for the benefit of the "Bond fund,", 1860
• Length 1094 pages
• Page 331
• https://books.google.com/books?id=_oc6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA331&lpg=PA331&d...

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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 46 1892

https://books.google.com/books?id=aD9bVaX9HdIC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&d...

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(I) George Lawrence was born in 1637, died March 21, 1708-09-; his will was dated 1707. He married first, Elizabeth Crispe, born January 8, 1636-37, daughter of Benjamin and Bridget Crispe, of Watertown; she died May 28, 1681. He married second, August 16. 1691, Elizabeth Holland.

Children:

1. Elizabeth, born January 30, 1658, married, October 18. 1681, Thomas Whitney, born August 24, 1656, died September 20, 1719.

2. Judith, born May 12. 1660. married, about 1681. John Stearns.

3. Hannah, born March 24. 1661-62. married Obadiah Sawtel, of Groton.

4. John, born March 25, 1664. killed June 15, 1674, by being run over by a load of bricks.

5. Benjamin, born May 2, 1666, married Anna Adams Coolidge.

6. Daniel, twin of Benjamin, was living in Charlestown in 1708.

7. George, see forward.

8. Sarah, married Thomas Rider.

9. Mary, born December 4, 1671, married, April 5, 1689, John Earl, of Boston.

10. Martha, married, November 29, 1697, John Dix, born March 6, 1672-73.

11. Grace, born June 3, 1680, married Edes. of Charlestown.

12. Joseph.

13. Rachel. born July 14, 1694.

14. Patience, twin of Rachel.

Bibliographic information:

• Title Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 4
• Author William Richard Cutter
• Editor William Richard Cutter
• Publisher Lewis historical Publishing Company, 1908
• Original from Harvard University
• Digitized Sep 20, 2006
• Page 1745
• https://books.google.com/books?id=H89DXKVm4qcC&pg=PA1745&lpg=PA1745...

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Married to Elizabeth Crisp 25 SEP 1657 in Watertown, MA.

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